Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-28

THE Senate occupied nearly the entire day ON
the 18th inst discussing the Sharp bin relating
TO interest on State swamp land. and endeavor-
ing TO remedy certain abuses by which Il is
claimed the money received Is diverted from it's
proper course. In 1880 Congress granted these
lands to the state the proceeds o. the sale OF
ments. The Legislature subsequently, set apart
90 per cent. Of the proceeds for the benefit OF
aims P't" 70 yannIv the entire amonnt In
the same direction. The amount Of such lands
undisposed of is considerable and the benefit to
was reached. The House bill TO organize the
township OF Lake in Roscommon County, and
the House bill TO Incorporates the village OF Han
cock, Houghton County, passed the Senate In
the House bills were passed to amend the act
establishing free schools In the city OF Grand
nprtion Of tbs to%psbip Of Gerlishin Roscom.
mon County; to amend the charter OF the viii
lage Of Iceland in Ottawa County; TO make
appropriation from the State swamp land
TO drain m arsh and overfiowed lands in Albee,
Saginaw County TO establish q board Of assess
ment and review for the city OF East Saginaw;
to authorize the city Of Kalamazoo to erect
building for and maintain a city hospital TO
amend the charter OF the city Of Holland,
Ottawa County. Adverse reports were made
upon bills providing for fire extinguishers I'm
sleeping coaches and to prohibit the use OF
stoves in passenger coaches, and TO regulate the
height Of drawheads from the rails upon the
journed until the 18th.
The Cole insurance bill. providing that in
surance pools or boards of underwriters shall
not be lawful. passed the House April 19 Tho
special appropriation asked for the Soldiers
Homo at Grand Rapids has been cut down TO
$500 by the Ways and Means Committee;
They cut out the hospital, dead-hous and
barns. The Alma bill is again up 1t failed OF
passage in the House recently by sim
gle vote. The Manley State textbook
bill was taken from the tablo and referred to
the Committee ON Labor interests. It's author
declared that the Committee on Education was
Prejudiced against the BILL and would not give
Sharps swamp land bill. 1t was tabled by
agreement. The Senate also considered and
passed the university appropriation bill, in
cluding $4,000 for gymnasium building and
outfit
A GENUINE sensation was unearthed during
the session Of the House Of Representatives ON
April 20. Clerk Crossman read n communica-
tion addressed to Speaker Markey which
proved to be the sworn affidavit OF Fred i.
Eaton, ex-City Attorney of Saginaw City,
the Saginaw district, with bribery in con-
nection with the Saginaw City charter
bill He charges that Mr.. Dakin I, state. stated
ture would have to be seen in order to pass
the bill, and that he gave list of the members
Ist aseomnaDied the % sf,dpvit' and includes the
following members: s. Baker, Baldwin. Bent
ley. Burr, Dunbar, Englemann, Nc Cormick, and
ton Manly Perkins, and T. H. Williams, each
Sl0 RuInsey, S25 The reading created a most
profound sensation, and a committee Of
Messrs. Chapman, Goodrich, Thompson.
! Pierce and Snow. An exciting discus
sion was had as to the proper
treatment to accord TO Representative Dakin.
He finally filed a statement denying the charges
most emphatically. that it might go ON the rec
ord with them. The House passed bill to COM
pei factories to provide blowers for emery
wheels to carry dust away from the persons
working at them also the Senate bill repeating
the act of last session which provides that the
several counties should be paid for the swamp
lands taken from them by past appropriations.
The Senates session was devoted to considering
Detroit charter amendments.
Mr.. HUBBELL's bill appropriating S12O, 900 for
mining school at Houghton. passed the Sem
ate April 81. Another bill went through MAX
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for the current
expenses of 1878. The House passed the fol-
lowing bills: Fixing the legal rate of interest
at per cent for longer or shorter period, with
permission to raise to 10 per cent. II in writing
to make an appropriation for the State Blind
School; to authorize the incorporation of tho
Department OF Michigan, Grand Army Of the
to purchase additional land for the use Of the
Michigan Insane Asylum; to provide for
n State agency for the care OF ju-
revise the charter Of East Saginaw City.
The special investigating committee upon tho
charges against Representative Dakin made a
report recommending that Dakin be given an
opportunity to defend himself against a charge
so serious which, IL sustained, must lead to his
expulsion, and that he be allowed TO appear I'm
person and with counsel, and subpoena wit
nesses and procure whatever testimony he de-
sires the committee to present articles Of Inn
peachment; the House TO sit as a committee,
| with the Speaker In the chair and with open
DOORS The report was adopted and April 20
| fixed for the hearing. The committee subse-
quently filed articles OF impeachment.